What the psychedelics are for us as a species, rather than for each one of us as an individual, what they are for us as a species is an enzyme that catalyzes the language-making capacity.
Terence McKennaWhat was created by the era of the proper gentleman was excellent table manners and genocide over most of the surface of the planet.
Terence McKennaIf we were to place our power at the service of our imaginations rather than our primate politics we would create a civilization worthy of the name.
Terence McKennaChaos is roving through the system and able to undo, at any point, the best laid plans.
Terence McKennaThe sine qua non for obtaining a psychedelic experience is humbling yourself to the point where you admit that you must submit to the experience of the plant or the drug. This act of surrender is the major technical function you will be called upon to perform during the psychedelic trip.
Terence McKenna